Are you looking for the perfect gift for the person who has everything?

Whether gift hunting for your spouse, family members, employees or friends, high capacity leaders can often be difficult to shop for. As a husband, father of five children and coach to over 70 founders, CEOs and leaders around America, I completely understand. Most leaders in our lives tend to buy things as they need them, leaving family and friends at a loss for gift ideas. My assistant and I were struggling with this a few months ago when we were deciding what to get our clients for Christmas!

What we concluded is that experiences can make incredible gifts. So rather than spending money on a gift card that they would probably forget about, I donated the money to charities on their behalf. They were much more appreciative that their gift made a difference in the lives of someone else. I have already heard back from several clients expressing their gratitude for the thoughtful gift!

Perhaps you would like to wow that certain someone in your life with a gift that will make a difference as well?

Because we are passionate about helping leaders reach their highest potential, we are offering you the promo code LLE10 to receive 10% off the registration if you REGISTER by December 31, 2016. Kick off the new year right for you or that special someone with this in depth planning event. You can find out more details about this limited seating event and register by visiting our Legendary Leadership Event Page.

Most leaders that I know and all CEO’s that we work with are taking their teams offsite right now to prepare for 2017. Depending on the size of your leadership team, we typically encourage leaders to hire an independent facilitator. This way you can participate in the planning process with your team and not have to carry the weight of the meeting.

Whether you hire a facilitator or run the meeting yourself, we always suggest that you, as the leader, precede your company strategic planning session with a solo planning retreat. This way all of your personal/ professional plans or action items will be placed in your calendar prior to your company plans. In fact, we just finished up an event that we offer to leaders, just like yourself to

The health of an organization is directly related to the health of it’s leader.

Here are 4 proven steps to guide you through the planning process for 2017 :

1. DOCUMENTyour desired outcomes and strategies:
a. Select a tranquil place other than your office or home to plan. Unplug from your cell phone, laptop and responsibilities. Take time to unwind and get yourself into a quiet, inspired space.
b. Make a list of the areas of your life that are most important to you. (Faith/Family/Fitness/Finances/Friends/Fun etc.)
c. Isolate each area and then document your desired outcome or a picture of a preferable future on December 31st, 2017.
d. List the actions or commitments that you will do to achieve that desired outcome. Ask yourself, “What am I willing to do daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly or annually to achieve my vision.” Use the SMART formula – goals should always be: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time Sensitive.

2. COMMUNICATEyour plans to others: Sharing your goals with others verbally will bring your great intentions to a whole new level of commitment. Whether it’s your boss, colleague, coach, advisor, mentor, spouse, business partner or team members – the practice of sharing your plans with others invites outside perspective which can enhance our plans but it ultimately adds a new level of accountability.

3. INTEGRATEyour plans into your calendar: Once your goals and actions become SMART, it is easier to integrate them into your calendar. Many of our leaders will color code them in their calendars scoring to the different areas so they can see their calendar as a dashboard that tells the story of their time priorities. We also set alarms until the action becomes habitual.

4. INVITEaccountability: It can be challenging to expect a friend or colleague to connect with you frequently to serve you by reviewing your plan. This is not impossible though and helps if you go through this process with that person and there is mutual benefit. Our clients contract a coach to enjoy complete confidentiality and demand a time and frequency that is convenient for them. Regardless of how you choose to do this, invited accountability is the chief element of high-performance.

Chief consultant to over 70 founders, CEO’s and leaders around America

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